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Quality Assurance in School Health

Susan Newell, RN, MSN

Susan Newell, RN, MSN, is department head and a school nurse employed by the Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA

Sumner L. Schoenike, MD, MPH

Sumner L. Schoenike MD, MPH, is with Lakewood Pediatric Associates and an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Lakewood, WA

Elaine A. Lisko, JD, LLM

Elaine A. Lisko JD, LLM, is director of Risk and Legal Services and associate counsel for the Franciscan Health System, Tacoma, WA

School nurses need to become more influential administrators, managers, and entrepreneurs. They must learn to lead and collaborate effectively in designing, implementing, and evaluating coordinated school health programs. Quality assurance is an essential ingredient in this process that requires accurate, timely, and confidential incident reporting and data analysis structures. These structures, in turn, can serve as the foundation of evidence-based practice and overall system improvement. School nurses can and should assume a key role in the process and thereby continue to meet the challenges of the more sophisticated school health services that today’s student population requires. In this way, school nurses will continue to protect and advance the health and safety of the students who are entrusted to their care.

Key Words: baccalaureate-prepared school nurse • data analysis • evidenced-based practice • incident reporting • quality assurance • safety • school health

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 19, No. 3, 157-162 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/10598405030190030601
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